No link found between milk, infant puberty in China

BEIJING – There is no evidence that milk powder produced by a Chinese company caused three infant girls to grow breasts, China’s health ministry said Sunday.

In July, parents and doctors in Hubei province complained that milk powder produced by Nasdaq-listed Synutra International caused at least three infant girls to develop prematurely and grow breasts.
The … Read : No link found between milk, infant puberty in China.

Sugary drinks don’t cause weight gain

LONDON – Sugary drinks, taken in small quantities, do not promote weight gain, carbohydrate craving or adverse mood effects in overweight women.

The study, conducted by Marie Reid and colleagues at the Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh, set out to determine the long-term effects on dietary intake and mood of adding a sucrose drink to the …. Source  : Sugary drinks don’t cause weight gain.

Paracetamol doubles teens’ chances of getting asthma

LONDON – Teenagers who take paracetamol regularly more than double their chances of getting asthma, says a study.

A study of more than 300,000 teenagers, aged 13 and 14 years, found those who took paracetamol once a month were 2.5 times as likely to have asthma than those who didn’t.
The research also linked …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Paracetamol doubles teens’ chances of getting asthma.

Megrahi’s doctor claims he provided “option”, didn’t instigate his compassionate release

LONDON – Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi’s doctor, Karol Sikora, whose diagnosis of prostate cancer and prediction that he would die in three months time helped release him from Scotland’s Greenock prison, has said that he just provided an “opinion” and would have been ‘more vague’ over the Libyan’s health if he had known his opinion …. Source  : Megrahi’s doctor claims he provided “option”, didn’t instigate his compassionate release.

Pressure point therapy ‘can stave off food cravings’

MELBOURNE – Want to stop those pesky chocolate cravings? Well, the solution to the problem could be at your fingertips.

A new study by experts at Queensland’s Griffith University has shown that massaging key pressure points can stave off food cravings and even turn people off certain foods for life, leading to weight loss.

The 15-minute … Read more >>.

Childhood adversity ‘can increase heart disease risk in adulthood’

WASHINGTON – Scientists have found that early life adversity through poverty, social isolation or abuse in childhood is linked to heightened reactivity, which can lead to heart disease later on.

“Many diseases first diagnosed in mid-life can be traced back to childhood,” said Karen A. Matthews, a professor of psychiatry and epidemiology at the University of …. Read the original article  : Childhood adversity ‘can increase heart disease risk in adulthood’.

Superbug scaremogering: It’s not the end of antibiotics (Comment)

After the swine flu, or the Influenza A H1N1, virus achieved media superstardom in the past 12 months before bowing out of the world stage unceremoniously last week, its place has been taken by a new superstar.

A new gene, New Delhi metallo-beta-lactamase or NDM-1 found in gut bacteria in patients treated in some Indian hospitals [..] Read the original article: here.

Childhood brain tumour survivors may face health challenges with age

WASHINGTON – A recent study revealed that children who survived brain tumours might face health challenges, as they grow older.

St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital investigator Kirsten Ness and colleagues said the findings underscore the need to work with current brain tumour patients to preserve and enhance their fitness and to develop strategies to help long-term … Read more >>>.

Publicist: Zsa Zsa Gabor has 2 blood clots removed at Los Angeles hospital

Publicist: Zsa Zsa Gabor has 2 blood clots removed

LOS ANGELES – Zsa Zsa Gabor’s publicist says doctors removed two blood clots from the 93-year-old actress at a Los Angeles hospital.
Publicist John Blanchette says Gabor was in surgery for several hours Saturday for the removal of the clots from her upper body, one of them very … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Publicist: Zsa Zsa Gabor has 2 blood clots removed at Los Angeles hospital.

Andy Roddick says recent struggles were result of mild case of mononucleosis

Roddick says he’s had mononucleosis
MASON, Ohio – Andy Roddick finally knows what’s been getting him down the last few months – a mild case of mononucleosis.

Roddick said on Saturday that one of several blood tests came back positive for mononucleosis. Doctors told him he’s probably had it for the last couple of months and should … Original article on : Andy Roddick says recent struggles were result of mild case of mononucleosis.